Health literacy and quality of life of riverine populations in primary health care
Objective to analyze functional health literacy and health-related quality of life in riverine populations using primary care services, according to sociodemographic variables. Method an analytical, cross-sectional study with 312 users of the riverine family health strategy. Data were collected us...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692025000100323&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | Objective to analyze functional health literacy and health-related quality of life in riverine populations using primary care services, according to sociodemographic variables. Method an analytical, cross-sectional study with 312 users of the riverine family health strategy. Data were collected using a health literacy test, the 12-item Health Survey, and a socioeconomic questionnaire adapted by the researchers. Spearman correlation, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, as well as multiple logistic regression were performed, considering p≤0.05. Results 65.7% presented inadequate functional health literacy, with higher risk for men (p<0.001), aged 40-49 (p=0.010) and 50-59 years (p=0.031), incomplete (p<0.001) and complete (p=0.024) elementary education, and residing far from health services (p<0.001). Quality of life showed no association with health literacy. However, lower quality of life was related to female gender (p=0.049), incomplete elementary education (p=0.016), use of mobile phones with internet and radio (p=0.013), advanced age (p<0.001), increased number of children (p=0.002), and lower age at the start of work activities (p<0.001). Conclusion functional health literacy of riverine populations is inadequate and not associated with quality of life. However, both are influenced by the sociodemographic profile. |
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| ISSN: | 1518-8345 |